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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers

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Boston Bruins
▸5
New York Rangers
2
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 5-2. The Bruins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trent Frederic's goal at 6:04 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 48% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.4 to 1.6; shots on goal were BOS 37, NYR 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. Linus Ullmark stopped 18 of 20 (.900); Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 of 36 (.889). Three stars: 1. Nick Foligno (2 A), 2. Trent Frederic (1 G), 3. Taylor Hall (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    N. Foligno2 A
  2. ★★
    BOS
    T. Frederic1 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Hall2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS11109417537
NYRNYR0511114220

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    D. Pastrnak(8)
    T. Hall (3)
    backhandxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    12:53

2nd period

  1. NYR
    J. Vesey(1)
    M. Zibanejad (8), K. Kakko (2)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +19 pts
    1-1
    10:21

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Coyle(5)
    H. Lindholm (9), N. Foligno (3)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +26 pts
    2-1
    2:56
  2. NYR
    A. Fox(3)
    C. Kreider (5), K. Kakko (3)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +26 pts
    2-2
    3:44
  3. BOS
    T. Frederic(2)
    N. Foligno (4), C. Clifton (5)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +28 pts
    3-2
    6:04
  4. BOS
    J. DeBrusk(4)
    P. Zacha (5), T. Hall (4)
    slapxG 0.18win prob +15 pts
    4-2
    10:19
  5. BOS
    H. Lindholm(4)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.45
    5-2
    19:02

Penalties

BOS 24 PIM·NYR 16 PIM

1st

  • 5:07BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interferencedrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min

2nd

  • 5:05NYRAdam Fox · Trippingdrawn by Jake DeBrusk2 min
  • 10:57NYRBraden Schneider · Fightingdrawn by A.J. Greer5 min
  • 10:57BOSA.J. Greer · Fightingdrawn by Braden Schneider5 min
  • 10:57BOSA.J. Greer · Instigatordrawn by Braden Schneider2 min
  • 10:57BOSA.J. Greer · Instigator misconductdrawn by Braden Schneider10 min
  • 10:57BOSTrent Frederic · Fightingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow5 min
  • 10:57NYRBarclay Goodrow · Fightingdrawn by Trent Frederic5 min

3rd

  • 11:07NYRZac Jones · Holdingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
  • 16:22NYRMika Zibanejad · Trippingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYR goalBOS goalFinal: NYR 0%

Biggest swing: Trent Frederic, 3rd 6:04 — BOS 48% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Vesey · On goal · xG 0.28A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.13A. Fox · Goal · xG 0.11A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.11B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.11J. Vesey · Goal · xG 0.10M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.10J. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.09R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.09S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.07Z. Jones · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.05A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.05M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Jones · Missed · xG 0.03K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.02B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.01R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.01M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.00A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.00C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR2 G · 1.6 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsNYR
4.44 G
All situations
2 G1.6
2.94 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.90 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS85%15%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.97 – 1.64

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

BOSvsNYR
37
Shots on goal
20
61%
Faceoffs
39%
0/3
Power play
0/2
24
Penalty minutes
16
21
Hits
39
11
Blocked shots
16
18
Giveaways
12
9
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
75C. CliftonD011+230.04120—23:20
27H. LindholmD112+320.50220—23:00
25B. CarloD000+220.24210—20:51
88D. PastrnakR101+140.55102—20:33
63B. MarchandL000+120.27200—19:50
13C. CoyleC101+250.351005018:52
48M. GrzelcykD000+100.00020—17:51
37P. BergeronC000+130.101007617:05
6M. ReillyD000-100.01100—16:51
71T. HallL022040.60010—16:33
18P. ZachaC011+110.260005015:46
74J. DeBruskL101+160.89200—15:43
17N. FolignoL022+200.30310—14:31
92T. NosekL000-120.200005614:02
86A. StralmanD000-110.01020—13:14
11T. FredericC101+210.06005011:01
94J. LaukoC000-100.00400008:51
10A. GreerL000010.081017—08:06
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35L. Ullmark(W)20182.9001.64-0.3660:00

Season series

BOS leads 3-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).